Brief Life History of Melvin Allan
When Melvin Allan van Buskirk was born on 18 September 1872, in Tangier, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Henry Laurence van Buskirk, was 24 and his mother, Anne Mason, was 25. He lived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1873 and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881. He died on 28 February 1944, in Essondale, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Meloni Van Buskirk in household of Henry Van Buskirk, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Melville Allan Van Buskirk, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
- Melvin A. Van Buskirk, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1848–1884 Male
1847–1896 Female
Siblings (10)
1872–1944 Male
1873–1960 Female
1873– Male
1875–1910 Female
1876–1968 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (2)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
Age 37
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
Age 49
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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